Sanpitsu
Sign in to saveThe term Sanpitsu (三筆) or "three brushes" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers:
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- Kan'ei Sanpitsu (寛永三筆)
- Ōbaku no Sanpitsu (黄檗三筆)
- Bakumatsu no Sanpitsu (幕末の三筆)
- Meiji no Sanpitsu (明治の三筆)
- Shōwa no Sanpitsu (昭和の三筆)
- See also
- References
The term Sanpitsu (三筆) or "three brushes" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers: Emperor Saga 嵯峨天皇, 786–842. Kūkai 空海, 774–835. Tachibana no Hayanari, 橘逸勢 c. 782-842.
Later groups of calligraphers were named in imitation of the original Sanpitsu.